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At TrenchSafety, one of our main jobs is helping contractors, utilities, and municipalities like you complete your work more efficiently, at reduced costs, and in the safest ways possible. That’s exactly the purpose of our latest book, “Basic Principles of Working Safely in Trenches & Excavations.” All too often, following one of TrenchSafety’s training classes [...]
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Something a Little Different In this issue of Excavation Safety News, we’re doing things just a little differently. The link below will play a brief audio recording taken from a “Competent Person” class that David Dow taught recently in the Mid-South. Take just 4 minutes out of your day, and listen as David discusses some [...]
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Let’s assume your employer (company or utility) has an excellent safety program. You’ve been trained and designated as the “Competent Person” on project excavation sites. All the workers on your crew have been appropriately trained. You use trench-protection systems on your job sites. You have an emergency plan in place, and so on. Let’s also [...]
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